Savannah Tourism Taking on International Flavor (WTOC 11 Savannah) A combination of a weakened US dollar and Savannah's broadening image, the city is attracting more travelers from overseas and is working on a plan to move that trend forward in the future....more...S.C., Georgia to share in Jasper port (Charleston Regional Business Journal) Governors Mark Sanford and Sonny Perdue met recently on a waterfront patio across the Savannah River from the historic district of its namesake city to make a little history themselves: the formal announcement of a rare, bi-state partnership to jointly build and operate a massive cargo container terminal on land Georgia owns in South Carolina....more... Planning board suggests committee to make recommendations for Historic District Ordinance (Savannah Morning News) A local planning board is recommending that Savannah City Council reconvene the committee that helped craft revisions to the Historic District ordinance. ...more... Downtown sign designs unveiled (Savannah Morning News) Tourists asking locals for directions downtown may soon be a thing of the past. ...more... Your guide to today, tomorrow and beyond (El Paso Times) Vicente Fernandez: Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Anitas convention center, Ramon Rayon at Waterfill Highway near the Ysleta bridge in Juárez. $35 at Sounds Music Stores. 011-52-656-682-1486....more... City's Property Maintenance Director is Out (WSAV Savannah) Other news from City Council retreat: Mayor Johnson says failure is not an option when it comes to city recycling. Council also learned that neighbors will be paying more for some services in the coming year....more... Building consensus (Savannah Morning News) A BUILDING-by-building survey of Savannah's Historic District will better inform the Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Savannah City Council in their efforts to review and approve the height of new structures in the district. ...more... Post Oak approves Alcoa, Blue Water agreements (Cameron Herald) Two major groundwater-use epicenters now exist in Milam and Burleson Counties. One of the groundwater-use epicenters is located six miles west of Caldwell....more... Unsettling tide sweeps through Isle of Hope (Savannah Morning News) Life seems to slow down on Isle of Hope, a bucolic bedroom community where signs announcing festivals and local events line the causeway approaching it. ...more... |